Gay Egg Pelting Ruling Draws Intense Criticism

[WillParkinson]

(Budapest) The head of Budapest's Municipal Criminal Court has struck out a section of a ruling by one of his judges that implied pelting marchers with eggs in a gay pride parade was protected free speech.

Last week a judge made the remark in a ruling in a case involving more than a dozen people arrested during a disturbance by ultra-nationalists during Budapest's pride march. (story)

Charges against all but four of the protestors who refused to obey a police order to disperse were dismissed. In the ruling the judge noted that throwing eggs did not result in any injury.

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[Karl_Bonner_1982]

1. Seriously, we need to start displaying political contempt when...

...when a national government engages in anti-gay activities. This was a pretty mild example. But for example, last year in Russia. If I were President of the United States at the time, I would have cancelled my next trip to Russia and not invited top officials to an international roundtable meeting unless they publicly renounced their repressive attitudes. Simple as that. Mistreat the gays, you don't get to play.